Japanese star pitcher Tomoyuki Sugano heading to MLB
The next great Japanese pitcher is coming to America next season. Right-hander Tomoyuki Kanno will become a Major League Baseball international free agent, paving the way for him to join a major league club this winter. According to ESPN. Sugano is one of the top athletes to emerge from Japan in recent years. The soon-to-be […]
Japanese Yen inches higher, upside seems limited due to waning likelihood of BoJ rate hike – FXStreet
The Japanese yen has strengthened while the dollar remains weak ahead of Friday's release of US labor data. Japan's Economy Minister Akazawa said the timing of monetary policy changes is important. Traders are awaiting Friday's U.S. jobs data, including nonfarm payrolls (NFP) and average hourly wages, for future direction. The Japanese yen (JPY) regained recent […]
Japanese Yen depreciates as US Dollar holds ground, ADP Employment Change awaited – FXStreet
The Japanese yen fell as the Bank of Japan's opinion summary indicated it intended to maintain an accommodative monetary stance. Japan's Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Akazawa said Prime Minister Ishiba expected the Bank of Japan to conduct an economic assessment before raising interest rates further. The U.S. dollar has found support as traders […]
Japanese Yen drops as no candidate secures majority in the first round of LDP voting – FXStreet
Japanese yen subsequently recovers daily losses Shigeru Ishiba won the party leadership election and became Prime Minister. The Tokyo Consumer Price Index rose 2.2% year-on-year in September, slowing from the 2.6% rise in August. The US dollar is under downward pressure from dovish Fedspeak. The Japanese yen (JPY) rose after former Defense Secretary Shigeru Ishiba […]
Japanese Yen remains subdued due to the potential for BoJ to delay rate hikes – FXStreet
The Japanese yen is under downward pressure as traders assess the Bank of Japan's policy outlook. Bank of Japan Governor Ueda suggested the bank would assess market and economic conditions before making any policy adjustments, suggesting there is no urgency to raise interest rates. The US Dollar is facing difficulties due to rising dovish sentiment […]
Japanese Yen holds ground despite increasing doubts over BoJ rate hikes – FXStreet
The Japanese yen has weakened slightly as the Bank of Japan is in no rush to raise interest rates. Japanese Finance Minister Suzuki said he expected the Bank of Japan to adopt appropriate monetary policy measures. Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari believes additional interest rate cuts should and will come in 2024. The Japanese Yen […]
Japanese fighter jets fire flares at Russian aircraft for first time in airspace violation | Japan
Japan said its fighter jets had used flares for the first time to warn a Russian surveillance plane to leave Japanese airspace, the Defense Ministry in Tokyo said, amid rising tensions over growing military cooperation between Russia and China in the region. Japan's Defense Minister, Minoru Kihara, said an undisclosed number of F-15 and F-35 […]
Japanese Firm Whose Walkie-Talkies Exploded in Lebanon Says It Has Not Made Them in a Decade
Japanese handheld radio maker Icom said Thursday it had nothing to do with a walkie-talkie that exploded in the hands of a Hezbollah terrorist in Lebanon and that the particular model of the walkie-talkie in question was discontinued 10 years ago. Hezbollah Radio Exploded The pager explosion occurred Wednesday, a day after the incident. Several […]
Ten-Year-Old Japanese Boy Killed in Knife Attack near School in China
A 10-year-old Japanese boy was stabbed by a 44-year-old Chinese man near his school in Shenzhen, China, and died from his injuries on Thursday morning. Wednesday 1931 Mukden IncidentBombing attacks on Japanese-owned railways in China. Japan blamed the Chinese Nationalists for carrying out the attacks, which prompted the Imperial Japanese Army to invade and occupy […]
Japanese Yen remains subdued as Fed’s Powell says 50 bps cuts are not a new pace – FXStreet
The Japanese yen fell after Fed Chairman Powell stressed that a 50 basis point rate cut was not a “new pace.” Hawkish views on the Bank of Japan could limit the yen's decline. Federal Reserve policymakers raised their longer-term outlook for the federal funds rate to 2.9% from 2.8%. The Japanese Yen (JPY) pared intraday […]